Im enjoying this GSL season quite a lot with all the upsets and unexpected eliminations leading to a huge "up & down" series incoming soon. So my interest isnt lowering at all.

This doesnt mean i dont follow the EU, NA, and to a less extent, SEA. I enjoy the weekly online tournaments and the bigger events such as MLG, IEM, Dreamhack and so on. Obviously im looking forward to see how well the NASL gets established with all this events already being around for quite a while. Hopefully will be doing good.

So for me the GSL is the "main event" but i do invest time following as much of the foreign tournament scene as possible.

scatmango2

United States408 Posts

March 10 2011 15:43 GMT

#382

My interest in Code A is pretty much non-existent, but I absolutely love Code S just as much as I did when I first found out about the GSL.

T0fuuu

Australia2275 Posts

March 10 2011 15:44 GMT

#383

Code A has the best games but casting is not so good at times. Code S has huge blowouts but the best casting. I cant see myself not watching gsl in the future. It is too convenient for my timezone so it will always be prioritised over ESL MLG NASL

Mementoss

Canada2595 Posts

March 10 2011 15:46 GMT

#384

My interest in code A is gone since HuK is gone, but code S remains high. I generally like to watch and cheer for good foreigner play. However, I think my entertainment from the gsl is still there mainly because of tastosis.

turdburgler

England6749 Posts

March 10 2011 15:53 GMT

#385

im only interested when foreigners play. when i see korean sc2 it just seems like they are riding the flavour of the month abuse train until a style that beats it in invented. eventually when sc2 gets older all these players who can only 'fotm' will drop out and be replaced by people who can actually macro well on any number of bases.

this is part of why i was only interested in jinro and idras games, you knew you were gonna get a game with someone who is trying to make sc2 their career rather than purely someone trying to win this 1 tourney before better players come up and crush them.

that being said, there are a few koreans who play and i just think wow, that seems so strong and that inspires me to go and try and emulate them, and there are plenty of foreigners who you watch and think, wow this guy is actually pretty terrible. so i try to keep up with gsl matches even if most of them arent what im looking for

Redox

Germany24794 Posts

March 10 2011 15:58 GMT

#386

People that say that they strongly favor watching Code S over code A confirm by that that quality of the games is not their top priority, even if they claim otherwise.

Twistacles

Canada1327 Posts

March 10 2011 16:00 GMT

#387

As the novelty of the idea behind the GSL wears off, I'd say my interest is waning. I'm more interested in the euro/na players, since the korean ones have like, no emotion.

Heimatloser

Germany1494 Posts

March 10 2011 16:04 GMT

#388

17% wont buy anymore... pretty much.
poll misses the "havent bought yet but will in future" option.

well, for my case, gsl is only all in and that sucks. King of All-In, oGsMC, is the favourite to win it all. the 2 games today werent allin but the guys who won will be killed by an all-inner in the semis, and the finals will be All Ins all over again (MC vs July/somebody else) with the All-In-King winning it all.

too predictable. too much all-in.
the games today were great though

red4ce

United States7313 Posts

March 10 2011 16:10 GMT

#389

Nationality is unimportant to me. Wherever the top players go, I watch. Koreans and Korean-trained progamers are still the top dogs, so that is what I shall continue watching. That being said, I still fully intend to watch NASL, IEM, MLG, etc as they will still be entertaining in their own way. It's like the difference between watching college sports and professional sports. The collegiates may not be as skilled as the professionals, but they're still wildy entertaining.

rycho

United States360 Posts

March 10 2011 16:13 GMT

#390

i'd rather watch gsl than any other tournament; it has the best competition and the best casters. that doesn't mean i won't watch other leagues, i just prefer gsl to any of them.

rastaban

United States2294 Posts

March 10 2011 16:16 GMT

#391

On March 10 2011 11:51 GhostFall wrote:
code A im losing interesting in.
code S still high

The first answer mirrors mine. I realized I watched GSL mainly for Tastosis. I even liked Code A when they alternated in and out, but without either of them those matches are much less interesting. I will still keep my ticket renewing though, as code S VODs alone are well worth it.

greyarea

Australia31 Posts

March 10 2011 16:17 GMT

#392

I find that it varies, depending entirely on who is playing that night; I need to have some sort of interest in the player outside of 'they are really, really good.' Skilled players with a unique style, story/narrative behind them or discernible personality will always keep me more interested, and perhaps it's a cultural thing, perhaps it's just a coincidence, but I sometimes find NA/EU/SEA players easier to engage with on that level. However, I'm relatively new to the starcraft scene, so I've no doubt that's also because my interest isn't as 'purely' motivated by a love of the game/mechanics.

I'll still be watching the GSL and most likely paying for premium tickets, but there will be occasions where I choose to give it a miss in favour of NASL/whatever else.

Sandrosuperstar

Sweden525 Posts

March 10 2011 16:22 GMT

#393

when real micro starts coming into play i will start paying again

ch4ppi

Germany802 Posts

March 10 2011 16:24 GMT

#394

My interest is still big, sadly my schedule forced me to skip many games =/

traca

146 Posts

March 10 2011 16:27 GMT

#395

it s getting intersting at times gsl has never been more entertaining especially now zerg and toss figured out how to beat the multutide of 1 base terraner, cant wait to see good terran in action gogo supernova <3

Bagi

Germany6799 Posts

March 10 2011 16:27 GMT

#396

I think this season hasnt been much to write home about.

We're now facing ZvP or PvP finals, and I think both matchups in their current form are in a sorry state. The only hope is that July manages to innovate in his ZvP, otherwise we're looking for very one-sided and uninteresting games.

NieSwiety

Poland10 Posts

March 10 2011 16:37 GMT

#397

I'm trying to watch day after day, but I can't because of shitty GomTV plater what gives me a 0000051 error on every computer I have :/ I'm waiting for better tournaments then.

s.a.y

Croatia3840 Posts

March 10 2011 16:46 GMT

#398

On March 11 2011 01:37 NieSwiety wrote:
I'm trying to watch day after day, but I can't because of shitty GomTV plater what gives me a 0000051 error on every computer I have :/ I'm waiting for better tournaments then.

I often get that too.

Watch some Code S matches, foreigners in Code A.

Didn't buy a ticket, most probably wont buy eithe, or at least, not in a long time.

legaton

France1763 Posts

March 10 2011 16:46 GMT

#399

I lost interest in GSL because i started to found SC2 slightly boring. Hard counters and unidimensional races are not my cup of tea. I'm not disappointed by the game-play or the production. Everything is getting better and better. But i think i was disappointed by the game.

On the other hand, as a member of a community, i'm interested on the NASL. We have learn to know a lot of the future players of the NASL and thanks to their streams, we have become fans of players both because of their ability and their personality. Per example, i hope Catz will do well because i think he's a great guy with an entertaining style, and i will tune in to see him play.

Zorkmid

4410 Posts

March 10 2011 16:57 GMT

#400

There is a massive difference in skill between Koreans and foreigners (maybe there always will be). The tip-top GSL players consistently try, and pull off, tactics and micro that that I can hardly even conceive of. So much creativity and skill. The horrible GSL game is the anomaly The tip-top foreigners just seem like really refined versions of what I see everyday on the ladder, there are a few exceptions to that here and there, but not consistently. I feel like the epic foreigner game is the anomaly.